London FTSE 100 Ends Lower Amid Middle East Uncertainty
The FTSE 100 fell 0.5% today as healthcare and consumer stocks dragged the index down. Investors monitored Middle East news and corporate earnings reports.
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The United Kingdom benchmark FTSE 100 index closed 0.5% lower on Wednesday, its sharpest one-day decline in over a week. The midcap FTSE 250 also ended the session down by 0.3% as investors weighed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against a backdrop of corporate earnings and sector-specific weakness.
